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SPONSORS Gold $25,000         Underwriting $15,000 Underwriting $10,000                         Contributing $5,000                                                   Download - 2008-2009 Program Year Calendar (pdf) Download - Membership Application (pdf)     Click above, fill in, print it out, and mail it together with your check Download - Why Sponsor ACG (pdf)    Sponsorhip information which includes a check list comparing sponsorships    Upcoming Events November 19, 2008 7:30am - 9:00am “What I’ve Learned And What I Still Want To Learn: Tales Of An American Business Success From A CEO Who Grew Up In The City Of Hans Christian Anderson” Hannah Kain, CEO, ALOM Fremont Hills Country Club 2889 Viscaino Place Los Alto CA 94022 ALOM is a global supply chain company that was founded in 1997 by Hannah Kain. Headquartered in Fremont, CA, it manages the supply chain for its customers worldwide, including inventory and materials management, procurement, contract packaging and assembly, demand-driven distribution and fulfillment, as well as reverse logistics. Millions of pages of business advice are published each year. The question is how to pick the right advice and make it work. Hannah Kain will share how she made deliberate and thought-provoking choices that allowed her to create her own fairy-tale life. She will share tools and thought leadership. Her speeches are recognized for their impact and for triggering changed behavior. Hannah Kain has 3 university degrees (political science/communications/business administration), and is a former lecturer at Copenhagen Business School. She immigrated from Denmark in 1990, in Silicon Valley since 1994; she is married to Jakob Nielsen, founder and owner of Nielsen Norman Group (www.nngroup.com), making her family a two-company family. When leaving Denmark, she left behind a political career that included a stint in parliament. Fees:    Silicon Valley Chapter Members - no charge (included with membership) Other ACG Members - $65 Guests / Non ACG Members - $75 RSVP or for more information e-mail: acgsiliconvalley@acg.org or call Micky Robledo at (650) 940-1500. Please make your reservation by noon the day before the event. January 8, 2009 6:00pm - 8:30pm “Open Source & The Future of Software” John Roberts, CEO & Founder SugarCRM, Inc Fremont Hills Country Club 2889 Viscaino Place Los Alto CA 94022 Fees:    Silicon Valley Chapter Members - no charge (included with membership) Other ACG Members - $65 Guests / Non ACG Members - $75 RSVP or for more information e-mail: acgsiliconvalley@acg.org or call Micky Robledo at (650) 940-1500. Please make your reservation by noon the day before the event.   Endorsements:   "ACG is a great place for entrepreneurs to exchange their views and experiences. Start up CEOs interacts with late stage venture backed companies, about to go public. CEOs of leading global companies peek at young companies and get a sense of who to acquire." Dominique Trempont, 3Com and Finisar, Board Member “As an inter city industrial developer throughout the United States, ACG gives me great options for connecting to resources wherever I build. More importantly the ACG Silicon Valley Chapter, as a home base, helps keep me current on business, investment and technology trends and provides excellent professional affiliation.” John Mason, Cardiff Mason Development, Inc.   The Silicon Valley chapter of ACG offers executives an excellent avenue to expand their knowledge and their contacts. I recently attended an ACG session on “Doing Business in China” that was extremely valuable. Although I have conducted business in China for many years, the insight I gained from this particular session was beyond my expectations. It was a working session where executives from a cross section of industries shared best practice ideas and exchanged thoughts on the rapidly changing political, social and environmental landscape in China. ACG events are well organized, attract first-rate speakers and provide an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas. Tom Kendra, Symantec Corporation Former Group President for Security &Compliance   "Silicon Valley is on the rise and is again setting the pace for American business and product innovation. The ACG chapter here is an ideal place to share ideas for how to enhance Silicon Valley's edge in a fiercely competitive global economy with many tech centers vying for the next wave of attention. Our business leaders prosper when they collaborate to solve the region's and the tech sector's common challenges. The ACG provides a safe forum for that collaboration." Dan Warmenhoven, CEO, Network Appliance, Inc. --- "ACG is a refreshing shot of quality in a busy executive's life. ACG events consistently provide memorable speakers, first class venues, gourmet food and professional networking. When I want to impress my guests, I treat them to an ACG event." Peter Redford; CEO, Chairman, TV Interactive Data Corp, Los Altos, CA ---- "ACG has been core to building our private equity business. We have met operators that have helped evaluate businesses as well as financial partners and advisors that have been key to helping us source and close deals."   Michael A. Mitgang, CFA Managing Member, Rigel Associates, LLC ---     "Through its monthly meetings and annual Grow! Awards, the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth provides KPMG with a unique opportunity to expand its network with corporate executives and other professional advisors in a casual business setting. Past event speakers have been interesting enlightening, and relevant."   Jim Lynch Partner, KPMG LLP  ---   "ACG Silicon Valley provides exclusive access to key corporate and financial deal makers. The connection fostered by ACG’s monthly events leads to business acceleration."   Cathryn Gawne Hopkins & Carley ---    "ACG Silicon Valley truly supports you to letting go of "your tree" so you can actually see the forest(s). Silicon Valley is loaded with talent and energy that you must associate with if you’re going to keep fresh, give and receive ideas and develop new relationships. Both the monthly morning and evening meetings extend your reach and awareness."   John Stringer President & CEO, Venture Developments ---      "Why ACG Silicon Valley? Because it is strategic and it works!"   Ray Williams Partner, Tatum LLC --- click here for additional endorsements Contacts: John Stringer, President (408) 872-1929 johnstringerbiz@aol.com Sally Pera, Corporate Sponsorship (650) 533-5337 sally@peraconnect.com Al Ansari, Chapter Membership  (650) 352-5770 ansari@mnaalliance.com Micky Robledo, Executive Administrator (650) 940-1500 acgsiliconvalley@acg.org Mailing Address: ACG Silicon Valley C/O Micky Robledo Executive Administrator 295 North 10th Street San Jose CA 95112 Great Events!  Great Networking!